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n.a slight, irregular nutation of the earth's rotational axis with a period of c. 428 days
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Chandler wobble
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Chandler wobble — n. a slight, irregular nutation of the earth s rotational axis with a period of c. 428 days … English World dictionary
Chandler wobble — The Chandler wobble is a small motion in the Earth s axis of rotation relative to the Earth s surface, which was discovered by American astronomer Seth Carlo Chandler in 1891. It amounts to 9 metres (30 ft)[citation needed] on the Earth s… … Wikipedia
Chandler wobble — Polbewegung von 1909 bis 2001 Als Polbewegung oder Polschwankung (engl. Polar Motion) bezeichnen Astronomen und Geowissenschafter eine langsame, schwingende Verlagerung der Erdachse innerhalb des Erdkörpers. Sie macht zwar nur einige Millionstel… … Deutsch Wikipedia
chandler wobble — … Useful english dictionary
Chandler wobbleChandler's wobble — Chandler wobble, Chandler s wobble /chanˈdlər(z) wobˈl/ noun The very small displacement of the earth s axis of rotation which causes variation in latitude and longitude ORIGIN: SC Chandler (1846–1913), American astronomer … Useful english dictionary
chandler's wobble — noun see chandler wobble * * * Chandler wobble, Chandler s wobble /chanˈdlər(z) wobˈl/ noun The very small displacement of the earth s axis of rotation which causes variation in latitude and longitude ORIGIN: SC Chandler (1846–1913), American… … Useful english dictionary
Chandler, Seth Carlo — ▪ American astronomer born Sept. 17, 1846, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Dec. 31, 1913, Wellesley Hills, Mass. American astronomer best known for his discovery (1884–85) of the Chandler Wobble, a movement in the Earth s axis of rotation that… … Universalium
Chandler period — the period of the oscillation (Chandler wobble) of the earth s axis, varying between 416 and 433 days. [1955 60; after Seth Chandler (1846 1913), U.S. astronomer] * * * … Universalium
Chandler period — the period of the oscillation (Chandler wobble) of the earth s axis, varying between 416 and 433 days. [1955 60; after Seth Chandler (1846 1913), U.S. astronomer] … Useful english dictionary
Chandler , Seth Carlo — (1846–1913) American astronomer Chandler, who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard in 1861 and then acted as assistant to Benjamin Gould, an astronomer with the US Coast Survey, from 1861 to 1864. He remained with the Survey… … Scientists
